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Fans of Jimmy Buffett fill the Key West streets at parade in his honor #Shorts

Key West residents and fans of Jimmy Buffett gave the singer-songerwriter a last goodbye with a parade in his honor.

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With his crinkled smile, breezy tunes and barefoot stage presence, Jimmy Buffett encompassed the persona of a beach bum.

But a 50-plus year recording career that spawned unparalleled devotion from fans as well as branded restaurants, books, beer, resorts, a Broadway show and cruise line established Buffett as a bona fide mogul.

The “Margaritaville” icon died Friday from Merkel cell skin cancer, which he had battled for four years, according to a statement on his official website. He was 76.

The statement reads the singer died “peacefully … surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs.”

“He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.”

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